Mississippi Senate Bill 2203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Codify Section 37-6-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Enact The "nonpartisan School Board Election Act"; To Provide That Beginning With The November 2023 General Election And The November 2024 Presidential Election, The Members Of The County Boards Of Education, The Trustees Of Consolidated School Districts, The Trustees Of Municipal Separate School Districts, And The Trustees From The Special Municipal Separate School Districts Shall Be Elected In A Nonpartisan Election On A Staggered-term Basis; To Provide That The Terms Of Office Of All Elected School Board Members Shall Be Four Years; To Provide For Nominating Petitions To Run For The Office Of Elected School Board Members And A Uniform Number Of Signatures On Said Petitions Of Nomination; To Provide The Procedure For Filling Vacancies In The Office Of Elected School Board Members; To Amend Sections 37-5-1, 37-5-3, 37-5-7, 37-5-9, 37-5-18, 37-5-19, 37-7-203, 37-7-207, 37-7-221, 37-7-223, 37-7-225, 37-7-227 And 37-7-229, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Amend Section 37-7-703, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Board Of Trustees Of The Natchez-adams Special Municipal Separate School District To Be Elected On A Staggered-term Basis; To Provide That The New Natchez-adams County School Board Shall Be Elected From Districts That Are The Same As The Board Of Supervisors Districts; To Provide That The Election For The School Board Shall Be A Nonpartisan Election; To Prescribe The Procedures To Be Used If A Vacancy Occurs On The School Board; To Provide That The Candidate With The Highest Number Of Votes Shall Be Declared Elected; To Amend Sections 23-15-193, 37-7-705, 37-7-707, 37-7-709, 37-7-711, 37-7-713, 37-7-715 And 37-7-717, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; To Repeal Sections 37-7-204, 37-7-209, 37-7-211, 37-7-215, 37-7-217 And 37-7-219, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide Certain Methods For Electing Trustees Of Municipal Separate School Districts From Added Territory; And For Related Purposes.

School board members; require uniform election on a phased-in basis.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-01-29	Senate	Referred To Education;Elections

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2203.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2203IN.htm